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BAMA 22 HEISMAN

BAMA 22 HEISMAN

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How people easily forget that between 93 and 2007, we averaged a 7 - 4 record. It is like any other sport, win too much people get mad (just ask Jimmie Johnson, Nascar). Once Saban moves on we will more than likely go back to being human and people will all come out of the woodwork to pile on.

So knowing people are eventually going to pile on, I will do my piling on now.
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USCBAMA

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We Bama fans don't want to hear it, but if you are a fan of any other school not named Bama, Clemson, OSU, Oklahoma, or ND, the cfp basically sucks. Those 5 teams account for 79% of cfp appearances & 86% of cfp titles. In terms of parity & fairness, the 4-team cfp has proven to be an even worse model than the old bowl system or the 2-team BCS. One big factor is the 3 to 4 weeks leading up to cfp basically turns into a giant recruiting infomercial for the 4 cfp teams, giving them a huge edge over everyone else. And as bowl games dwindle in importance (both a side-effect of the cfp and of the changing times), this will only get worse (or better if you're one of these 5 teams). The 4-team field also locks out minor conferences from even having a chance & all but locks out PAC 12, which, like it or not, is ultimately bad for college football in general and will eventually hit TV ratings & $$ for all teams.

If we're gonna be honest, I'd take Oklahoma over ND or Clemson in a cfp game right now, and would at least put TAM as a pick 'em vs those two (actually I'd pick TAM over ND). So not having OU & TAM in the cfp meant two of the best teams in nation were not there. How is that a good thing if the goal is to determine who the best team in the nation is?

While it might not be what's best for Bama, Clemson, OSU, etc. in terms of winning more titles in the short run, expanding the cfp is what is best for everyone else & in the long run as the bowl games dwindle (with or without cfp expansion few nfl prospects will be playing in non-cfp post-season games in the future & few fans will be attending those game) is what is best for all of college football.
 
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RammerJammer14

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USCBAMA said:
We Bama fans don't want to hear it, but if you are a fan of any other school not named Bama, Clemson, OSU, Oklahoma, or ND, the cfp basically sucks. Those 5 teams account for 79% of cfp appearances & 86% of cfp titles. In terms of parity & fairness, the 4-team cfp has proven to be an even worse model than the old bowl system or the 2-team BCS. One big factor is the 3 to 4 weeks leading up to cfp basically turns into a giant recruiting infomercial for the 4 cfp teams, giving them a huge edge over everyone else. And as bowl games dwindle in importance (both a side-effect of the cfp and of the changing times), this will only get worse (or better if you're one of these 5 teams). The 4-team field also locks out minor conferences from even having a chance & all but locks out PAC 12, which, like it or not, is ultimately bad for college football in general and will eventually hit TV ratings & $$ for all teams.

If we're gonna be honest, I'd take Oklahoma over ND or Clemson in a cfp game right now, and would at least put TAM as a pick 'em vs those two (actually I'd pick TAM over ND). So not having OU & TAM in the cfp meant two of the best teams in nation were not there. How is that a good thing if the goal is to determine who the best team in the nation is?

While it might not be what's best for Bama, Clemson, OSU, etc. in terms of winning more titles in the short run, expanding the cfp is what is best for everyone else & in the long run as the bowl games dwindle (with or without cfp expansion few nfl prospects will be playing in non-cfp post-season games in the future & few fans will be attending those game) is what is best for all of college football.
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Nah not buying it

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CmdrThor

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Oct 29, 2008
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USCBAMA said:
We Bama fans don't want to hear it, but if you are a fan of any other school not named Bama, Clemson, OSU, Oklahoma, or ND, the cfp basically sucks. Those 5 teams account for 79% of cfp appearances & 86% of cfp titles. In terms of parity & fairness, the 4-team cfp has proven to be an even worse model than the old bowl system or the 2-team BCS. One big factor is the 3 to 4 weeks leading up to cfp basically turns into a giant recruiting infomercial for the 4 cfp teams, giving them a huge edge over everyone else. And as bowl games dwindle in importance (both a side-effect of the cfp and of the changing times), this will only get worse (or better if you're one of these 5 teams). The 4-team field also locks out minor conferences from even having a chance & all but locks out PAC 12, which, like it or not, is ultimately bad for college football in general and will eventually hit TV ratings & $$ for all teams.

If we're gonna be honest, I'd take Oklahoma over ND or Clemson in a cfp game right now, and would at least put TAM as a pick 'em vs those two (actually I'd pick TAM over ND). So not having OU & TAM in the cfp meant two of the best teams in nation were not there. How is that a good thing if the goal is to determine who the best team in the nation is?

While it might not be what's best for Bama, Clemson, OSU, etc. in terms of winning more titles in the short run, expanding the cfp is what is best for everyone else & in the long run as the bowl games dwindle (with or without cfp expansion few nfl prospects will be playing in non-cfp post-season games in the future & few fans will be attending those game) is what is best for all of college football.
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How is it really that much worse though? In the history of the CFP only two outcomes would have been different than the BCS. OSU won the 2014 season instead of Alabama or Oregon. Alabama won 2017 instead of Clemson or Oklahoma.
 
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Guido

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Isaiah 63:1 said:
He’s basically calling for socialism applied to football: tax and regulate us down to the level of everyone else’s mediocrity...
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Get used to it pal, it's where the country is headed. A few years ago one of the espn gals suggested that the ncaa take away Schollys from bama till things became more fair. At first I thought she was kidding but no she was dead serious.
 
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